As darkness falls, a greater Japanese horseshoe bat gets ready to head out for the night’s hunt. As it takes flight, it uses ...

Bats have a brilliant way to find prey in the dark: echolocation. But some have a sneakier way to hunt. It’s October. Seen any bats yet? If you plan on going to a costume party or out ...

Bats are among the most unique mammals on Earth, combining powered flight with extraordinary adaptations that allow them to ...

Sound plays an important role for many animals, helping them navigate and hunt. Echolocation is the ability of animals like ...

In the arms race between predators and prey, each evolves more and more sophisticated ways of catching or escaping from the other. Rachel Page, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

Pregnancy can do weird things to the body. For some bats, it can hamper their ability to “see” the world around them. The study is among the first to show that pregnancy can shape how nonhuman mammals ...